An opportunity for students grades 6-12 to create a history project and compete at local, regional, state & national levels.

Why Do National History Day?

Think Outside the Book

In addition to reading books, students working on projects will research in a variety of ways: actual historical documents, visiting museums, conducting interviews, and many other creative means to gain primary source information.

Address Different Learning Styles

Do you have students you just can’t seem to engage, no matter what you try? Gifted students who need a challenge? Students who may have trouble with typical classroom assignments like worksheets and tests? Students who are bored? Students who seem to be obsessed with only one thing in life? NHD can help students of any learning style to discover their own talents and explore their personal passions.

Easy to Incorporate

As an established national program, NHD offers teachers a proven tool to meet a breadth of social studies, literacy, and language arts standards. This project will enrich the work you are already having your students complete, while taking them beyond the pages of their textbook.

Meets Multiple Educational Standards

As an established national program, NHD offers teachers a proven tool to meet a breadth of social studies, literacy, and language arts standards. This project will enrich the work you are already having your students complete, while taking them beyond the pages of their textbook.

What Students are Saying...

"History Day rocks my world! Not only do I actually pay attention in history class now, I actually want to learn about it. I want to go beyond the little wimpy preliminary research textbook and find primary sources and first-hand reference."